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Elections were held by the revolutionary government between June and September 10, resulting in the seating of a legislature known as the Malolos Congress. In a session between September 15 and November 13, 1898, the Malolos Constitution was adopted.
Following provincial and municipal elections, "national" elections were held in 1907 for a Philippine Assembly to serve under the commission as the lower house of a legislature. The 3 percent of the country's population that was given the right to vote swept the Nationalistas to power.
The executive still was firmly under the control of an appointed governor general, and most Supreme Court justices, who were appointed by the United States president, still were Americans in 1916. Elections were held for the two houses in 1916, and the Nacionalista Party made an almost clean sweep.
Legislative elections were held on September 15, 1935, and Manuel Luis Quezón’s faction (pro-independence faction) of the PN won 64 out of 98 seats in the House of Representatives. Sergio Osmeña’s faction of the PN won 19 seats in the House of Representatives.
Sep 17, 2021 · MANILA – On September 16, 1935, or exactly 86 years ago, the Filipino voters went to the polls to elect the first set of officials of the Philippine Commonwealth government as provided for in the 1935 Constitution signed by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 23, 1935.
Feb 3, 2019 · On September 17, 1935, the first national elections in the Philippines were held. President Manuel L. Quezon ushered in the dawn of the Commonwealth era after beating Gregorio Aglipay and revolutionary President Emilio Aguinaldo.
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May 1, 2022 · This article examines the decision-making behind that and argues that the road to freedom was not straight. The 1934 law scheduling independence was motivated mainly by protectionism, racism, and a sense that the Philippines was a military liability. Moreover, it contained many loopholes.
